COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / (ae) jha

Schengen visa refused only on grounds provided in EU Visa Code

Brussels, 19/12/2013 (Agence Europe) - On 19 December (Case C-84/12), the EU Court of Justice ruled that a member state may only refuse a Schengen visa on the grounds expressly provided for in the EU Visa Code. Member states do, however, have a large margin of discretion for determining whether one of those grounds of refusal applies to the applicant. Referral was made to the Court by the Berlin Administrative Court for interpretation of the conditions of refusal of a Schengen visa. The...